The Beep Test (French: La course navette) is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Maxime Aubert and released in 2017.[1] The film centres on Wojtek (Théodore Pellerin), a new student at his school who is bullied, but finds a way to turn the tables on his tormentors when they are all required to perform the multi-stage fitness test in physical education class.[2]

The Beep Test
FrenchLa course navette
Directed byMaxime Aubert
Written byMaxime Aubert
Produced byAudrey D. Laroche
StarringThéodore Pellerin
Antoine L'Écuyer
Antoine Desrochers
CinematographyHugo Gendron
Edited byMaxime Aubert
Music byJérôme Guilleaume
Release date
  • March 17, 2017 (2017-03-17) (Saguenay)
Running time
17 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The film premiered in March 2017 at the Saguenay International Short Film Festival. In November it was included in the lineup of Plein(s) écran(s), an online festival of short films from Quebec which uses Facebook as its platform.[2]

The film was a shortlisted Canadian Screen Award finalist for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards.[3]

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